Heat-branding machine



May 31,1927.'y 1,630,282

A. VAN VEEN ET Al.

HEAT BRANDING MACHINE Filed sept.' 18. 1924 '2 sheets-sheet 1 May 31 1927 A; VAN VEEN ET Al- Y HEAT BRANDING MACHINE Filed sept. 18, 1924 4 5% 70E/YE),

narra Patented *May 31, 197277.-, n i

' y NE'CTICUT, A ooRroRATIoN on CONNECTICUTQ,

HEATBnAND1NGiuAonrNE Appnaitimiilreii septemberia 1924. serial no. 738,4921 A* l Our invention relates toitheclass of ma- ;chines that areiemployed to imprlntmatter more especially by Vmeans ofheatupon variousarticles, the machine lierein yillustrated and described being especially equipped for operationupon handles l'of rvWood `or other material, or V-upon' similar articles, that-are subjectedto thel action of heated 'branding devices, `and an object of g our invention,

among others, is the production `of a, ma-

chinethat shall automatically perform its,

various operations 1n a` rapid and elicient manner.

V@Oney form of machine embodying our .in` vention .and in the construction and use of wliichfthe -objectshere-in set out, as Well as others, may vf be fattained,is illustratedr ink the accompanying drawings, Qin Which*-` Figure l is a viewjinfront elevation. of a brandingl machine.l embodying our invention,

tion. Y 'Figure 2,is

`with .parts broken avvay to show fcoiist ruca vienr in side elevation.

4Figure 3 is a detailviewoffthe'op'posite side of a partof the lower portionnof Vthe hopper from `that shown in Figurel 2; v i Figure 4 is a detail View' illustratingV the Joperation ofi the movableend plates foruthe, i -hOpper outlet. Y l

Figure 25 isa detail,isometricv vieiv'ofa fragment-of the standard justnnderneath the hopper shovvmgan end plate removed i therefrom and reversedas to its position. y

`In theV accompanying drawings the-Y nu-y meral 5 indicatesa table vthat may be con? structed-l` of` any suitableimaterial and` that A'may be provided with .-.any suitablenieans of support, such tablehavingvriv` boss 6 k'With-jV in which adrivingshaft ismounted toy *bel operatedasby. means, 'of power applied through abelt f(not"shown)-V tof,astandf` f loose pulleys i 8,-'9 respectively.V A cranky, disclOis securedl to the shaft 74 and is con- .xnec-ted by a pitman -With .an article-carrier and supporting leverllQ pivotally attaohed yto thetable V5, this lever havingon 'oppositeVVV sides at one end articlereceiving.recesseslfV forthe deposit. of. articles, as' handles'lvf,

material to the present invention. The op- 'aN'ro'NlveN VEEN, oFHAnmFoRnANnlGnonen n. iviAm'rnsoN', oFVRockY'HinLoN-f NECTICUT, AssIGNons To 4Tim,FULLER BRUSH/comprimi, on;rriiicrrrvonn,oon-` 1 erative ends offthesebrandingl devices will y ofcourse be` supplied 'with kproper 'charadr ters orfmarks to be applied'to; the handles 1 or other articles 14 when they are'pressed ing adapted to receive' handlesv for "('Jtherf ar? ticles 'v 14 {'afs they are presented to the? branding.` devices byA the f'lever '12,'to .hold such 60 into Contact with such devices'bytheaction ftheiever12.. lr A'hopper v17 issecuredto the `upper end l." :of the standard "16, this hopper beingofv `any vpreferred"construction .and having-"an loutlet .openin'gfin'the'form vof an outlet `slot 18 at its lowerendxcommunicatiiig with Y fany outlet'passagel) infthe standard'16,and as shovvn in igure lloffthe ifdralvvingsjf VVarticle retainers andj*remVQSQOcomp-rise v yielding kmen'ibe'rs 'spaced apartf'for -Some distance, and' as sho-Wn ini: Figure-12 ofthe drawings', suchfretainer's"and-"removersbe i i articles in' position Whilebeing branded and A tocause'jtheir,removalvfroin the recesses 13u' 'in the .leverzafterV .such .articles'have `been `1branded,l In the" structurev 'herein shown f thlese Aretainers and ,fremov'ers,consistfof iinextending from coiled springs 'secured (as'mby means fof headedfscrew's 39to i. the standard 116,V "eachf'of these iingers being' curvedfinft'o a bend l to; receive thef'li'andles andretainl -thelmjjagainst movement.l as they liever: i2lfis`"beingjmoved away :from the branding /dievic-QSyhis" permitting the varticles -,therefrom;l

" The; outlet passa I i jciosed L l .positeends by end plates '21 each' pivotally.

asfs'hown inrfvFeiireSi-liand of the umwings.' A'screvvfstudQQzsecures"each plate tol slots v determining the amount of* swinging It :will notedpthat this'econstruction'V` n-V n fables `the endifp'lateszto beinove'dxto'uncover i Y movement of saidfpla-tes.` foperatingrrod ,Y v24"v is secured to and extends vfrom the j bar 38 as a jmeansv'ffor operating the .end plates` the ends of' tliegoutlet passageA so any handlesf'ori other articles. may be r-emoved from such passage When desired.

'An agitatorblade is movably mounted y in lthe'bottfom ofxthe hopper atone sideA of but close to the outlet slot 18, this platebeing attachedto a swinging support 26 sei cured to a rock shaft 27 having a rocker arm 28 l'connected byla rod 29 zivith a r,o.clr- V i `lng arm BOse'cured to and projectingfrom they endof `a pivot shaft vSlopposite to that dto; which the jleverdQ issecured, said shaft being mountedin a bearing on the ,table 5,

. as shoivn in Figure .of t-he drawing.

`The operation of the ydevice will bereadily understood, the lever 12, as it is rocked from side vto 'side to receive .the` articles, as handles, alternately upon opposite sides thereof, prei l' senting such articlesY 'first kto V one branding device Vand then next to the other brand-V --ingdevice' When one of suclrarticlesin one of' the Vrecesses in the leverv is being moved toward a branding device*V an rarticle in the recesson the opposite side l.of the leverA is being releasedand Will fall from such recess,fand the operation' of the device Will be continuousA so longas there are` articles tov be suppliedfroin the hopper `17. s ,'lhevcp'itman hereinbefore referred to as connecting-the disc 10 and the lever12A com-V Vprises two members 11 and 32, one ofy Which` is telescoped VWithin theothenf Inuthe construction shown the member. 11 extends into la pocket in the member 32, andthe member 11,is'reducec't in diameter and terminates in, ahead 38, inthepreferred form of con-V struction this head vbeing formed atl one end f of afrod, the othervend o f VWhich is secured 'in a socket in the member11,'and as s'hown in Figure 1 ofthe drawings.l f

VThisrodprojects `through and is freely movable lengthwise Within a collar Se located vWithin the pocket in the memberSQ and secured to said member. vSprings v35-536 are mounted uponV the reduced portion' of the Vmember 11,- the [spring 'B5 being seated Vagainst the head 33' and kthe spring 36 being seated againstltheiend.ofthe'member11', the f opposite ends of both of said. springs thrusting. against the collar Sewon opposite ysides Y, thereof. resu1t'ofthijs' construction ist -th'atas thelever 12 ismoved in opposite di-` rections .to carryfahandle orlother article 14:

against a branding device'V 15,'` such article HVmakes contactfvvith thefbranding Vdevice be-v fore the, disc 10 completes its eect'ive'move- Y' ment Vt'o'i,oper'ate thepitmanineither dire'cf` ltion. Afte'rlsucli contact Vof the articles ivith"V thebr'andingjdevice and WhiletheA disc. 10 isf completingsuch "effective movement the J'springs 35l ande yieldl to permitthe cranki pin vonj't'he .discftoV pass the deadcentery Vwith a' resultA that` during this interval thefV articles are pressedA against the 'brandingV :device With a pressure depending upon the *end of tlieflever 12. Y

`In order toretain the end plates 21 in prealternately to kcfe'ssiv'ely to the ',vic'esi v n i ,Y v.

5. Aobranding machine comprising means :strength of the springs and v36? and for` a i length'of time sufficient to 'insure apro'per seen that the pit-man constructed asfabove described is ,d OlllOle. acting, to egertpressure as tothe varticles uponopposite sides of the determined :positions the back faces of said plates areprovidedwith a number of deofsaid'platesv to be position-edili the path v of movement ofthe handles along the'pas" imprint of the characters on thevbrandingf Apressions 410,' as kdenoted by dotted lines in Y Figurefe, to receive spring pressed plungers 41,' andV a VcheclrlfQ projectsffrom the back' sage 19'When thef pl'atesarein ajcertainpo sition, and asshown inFiguret, themovement or feed of said articlesV to the lever 12 being thusfchecked or4v stopped.- V"When the plates are in the position shown in Figurellf the machine isl ready for operation and when suclrplatesare in a= positionopposite to that shown in ,Figure 11 the ends of thevpassage 19 areuncovered for the removal "of articles therefrom.

. In accordance Wedesire to have it understood that thefdevice shown isonly illustrativeand that the invention` mayjbe carried out by other means and applied to uses other 'than f those; above set-out.' Y Q j 1; A branding a, plurality of branding irons, and ak `carrier 2L A branding machine comprisingy means ffor. supplying articles .toV be zbranded, ra' (plumachine comprising* a lhopper for supplying articles to be branded,

toA receive' said articles and presentfthem vthe action fofsaidfbranding -rality offfbranding devices, andk a ycarrier 1 movable in opposite-" directions 'tov` receive i "saidarticles and presentthemf successively o to the action lof'sa'id''brandingdev ices.

A: brandingmachine v comprisingmeans]' for; supplying articles to -be ,brande'd; a plu- 1 "Qrality of' branding devices,and la 'pivotall'y f mounted carrier with its; end` movable l in oppositejdirections toi receive said'fV articles and present them successively to the* action`VVY of said branding devices.v Y f v 4L. A brandingmachine comprising. means plurality 'ofbranding devices, and al carrier havinga plurality` of recesses toire'ceive said articles land movable inopposite directions toreceive said articles and presentthem sucactionsaid branding de-i yffor supplying articles to fbe brand ed, a j

for supplying articles to bebranded, a pairl 12. A 'brandingrmachine coinprisingmeans of branding devices, and a carrier having' fa*V reciprocating '.movement between saidA t branding devices to receive said articles .and present them alternately to the v'actionof' said branding devices.

,6. A. branding machine comprising `meansf :for supplying articles Lobe-branded, apair Pio . them alternately to f ing devices.

. Y ofbranding devices, and a pivotally mounted,

carrier having its end located for reciprocating movement between said branding devices to receive said articles yand present the action of said brand- '7i A branding machine comprising means yfor supplying articles to be branded, a plu'-v Vrality of branding fdevices,a`fcarrier m-ovably Ymounted for reciprocating movementl to receive articles' Y and present them succes-v sively to the action ofl said branding devices, and means'v for successively pressingl .said` articlesvinto contact with 'said `branding devices.` I

8. A brandingniachin'e comprising means for supplyingarticles to be branded, a plurality of brandingdevices, a carrier movably mounted toreceive v said* articles and presentt-hem successively-to" the action of said branding devices, and'meansior oper--` atingsaid carrier to press-said Aarticles intol Contact with saidy branding devices.

9. A branding machine. comprising means' for supplying articles .tofbe branded, a plu-l rality of branding devices, va carrier movably mountedto `receive articles. and presentV them successivelyfto the action of said f branding devices, and an operating member yieldingly devices.

vmovable lengthwise to operate? said carrier and having means to press said yarticlesf into contact with 4said Ybrandingl `10. `A i branding machine comprising. meansfor supplying articles to be branded,

/a plurality of branding devices, ay carrier lmeans for su l ind articles to be brandedy n 7 (LTI pivotally mounted to receive saidfarticlesVv and presentthem successively to. .the `action of said branding devices, kand an operating ,member movablel lengthwise' to operate said carrier and having means Vto press said articles into yielding contact withv said-V branding devices.- p l Y v l1. A branding machinev comprising pairV of branding devices, a pivotal-ly mounted carrier having one endr mounted for movement betweens'aidV branding devices, said vend having means to receive said l articles and present them 'alternately to jthe action of said branding devices, and an `'actuator connected 4to the oppositeV end- .of

aid 'carrier and having'means to press said articles into contact witheach ofsaid brandingdevicesl for .supporting articles tobebr'anded, a pair of branding devices, a carrier' havingalre- :ciprocating ymovement betweensaid branding devices `to present'articles received there by alternately intocontact with said brandingfdevices, andfmeans for operating said` yielding conta for supporting .articles to be bi'"anded,ja.pai r ofbranding-devices, a., carrier having a reciprocating movementV Ybetween saidbrand-` y ing devices to present articles ,received theieby'. alternately vinto contactjwith said brand,- ing devices, anda sectional i'nember movable ylongitudinally toy operate said carrierwzto"y .press each of'said z'irticlesintr'j*yielding con-j l tact with one of'said branding devices. v v

14. A brandinglmachine comprising `means for supplyingl articles 'toj be'. branded, .a

,branding device, a carrier-to receive said arf ticles `and present them to" saidbranding device, anda .member acting both fto support branding device, a carrier to receivesaid ar.-

- ticles and `present them to said branding'de? vice, and a yieldinglyi'mounted retainer acting both to support said articleson said'car-v rier and to remove them therefrom.

16. A branding machineicomprisingmeans for supplying articles-to be .branded,said-v means including a passage having anoutletV 7.0 carriertopressleach of said articles into' ctfwith on'e'oi said `branding devices.: y Y 1315A.Y branding'machine comprising means f l Vg1 75' eef" mouth for .said articles and v,said .passage also having Yan, .end opening, 4a inovably mounted plate to 1 cover andyuncover the end opening of'saidvpassage, and means lor retainingsaid platey in predetermined positions. .Y y. Y 17 .'k A branding machine comprisingmeans forV Vsupplying articles-to'befbranded, .said lj means including av passagehaving anoutlet;y

. mouthv for, suchA articles, al movably.Y mountedf plate to cover anduncover. the endof saidj passage, andja check ,."`supportedj by fsaid-, plate lto prevent movement .of articles alongl j-v said passage in one position of-said plate.V 18. A brandingwmachine "comprising'` a liopperfor supplying articlesto be branded,

an agitating member located in said hopper, 7

ingV movement`V to receive.` articles and'lpresent them-totlie actionof said .branding deagitator., g j l fgANTON-VAN VEEN. g

.branding devices, azcarrier havingVv a .rockf;

vices, and a rod connecting. saidcarri'er and Aagitator whereby the. rocking-.movementof y the carrier imparts rockinghmovement to the` 

